There’s growing attention to how elections are run and how the system can change outcomes. Not to mention the coronavirus pandemic.The lawyers are busy.And the future of voting is at stake.With four months until November’s election, a flurry of lawsuits in state and federal courts is seeking to change election rules in Pennsylvania and dozens of other states around the country. They could shape how people cast their ballots and whether those votes are counted.The latest salvo landed this week when the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee filed , its , and restrictions on poll...…There’s growing attention to how elections are run and how the system can change outcomes. Not to mention the coronavirus pandemic.The lawyers are busy.And the future of voting is at stake.With four months until November’s election, a flurry of lawsuits in state and federal courts is seeking to change election rules in Pennsylvania and dozens of other states around the country. They could shape how people cast their ballots and whether those votes are counted.The latest salvo landed this week when the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee filed , its , and restrictions on poll...WW…

Democrats in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are criss-crossing their districts to make sure constituents know how the package can help them.U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan sat around a picnic table with three single moms, chatting about how President Joe Biden’s economic stimulus bill could during a pandemic, and beyond.“I’m first and foremost a mom,” Houlahan, a Chester County Democrat, told them Monday at a park in Kennett Square. “There’s quite a lot in the legislation that’s helping people be able to afford the cost of children. … These issues are not women’s issues, they’re human issues.”Three...…Democrats in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are criss-crossing their districts to make sure constituents know how the package can help them.U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan sat around a picnic table with three single moms, chatting about how President Joe Biden’s economic stimulus bill could during a pandemic, and beyond.“I’m first and foremost a mom,” Houlahan, a Chester County Democrat, told them Monday at a park in Kennett Square. “There’s quite a lot in the legislation that’s helping people be able to afford the cost of children. … These issues are not women’s issues, they’re human issues.”Three...WW…

The president returns today to a city long associated with heavy industry, but a place local leaders say offers a blueprint for how to build an economy for a new era.When Joe Biden began his presidential campaign, union hall for his first rally. He for his first event after accepting the Democratic nomination last summer. And on the night before Election Day, he closed his campaign at the Steelers’ home stadium, Heinz Field.Now, as he launches his second major initiative as president — a potentially $3 trillion infrastructure plan that could be his most ambitious legislation — Biden is...…The president returns today to a city long associated with heavy industry, but a place local leaders say offers a blueprint for how to build an economy for a new era.When Joe Biden began his presidential campaign, union hall for his first rally. He for his first event after accepting the Democratic nomination last summer. And on the night before Election Day, he closed his campaign at the Steelers’ home stadium, Heinz Field.Now, as he launches his second major initiative as president — a potentially $3 trillion infrastructure plan that could be his most ambitious legislation — Biden is...WW…

As Joe Biden took the lead in the vote count and then , some of the state’s top Republicans to that the election was stolen and rife with fraud. U.S. Rep. Scott Perry joined a “Stop the Steal” rally in Harrisburg and later as a “horrific embarrassment.” » LIVE UPDATES:  “They say, ‘Oh, you know, 100,000 votes just showed up, and oh by the way, they all just happen to be for Joe Biden,’” he said in one interview on Nov 6. “We had dead people voting. We had a lot of people voting two or three times,” U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly said during a Nov. 24 . And U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler went on the...…As Joe Biden took the lead in the vote count and then , some of the state’s top Republicans to that the election was stolen and rife with fraud. U.S. Rep. Scott Perry joined a “Stop the Steal” rally in Harrisburg and later as a “horrific embarrassment.” » LIVE UPDATES:  “They say, ‘Oh, you know, 100,000 votes just showed up, and oh by the way, they all just happen to be for Joe Biden,’” he said in one interview on Nov 6. “We had dead people voting. We had a lot of people voting two or three times,” U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly said during a Nov. 24 . And U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler went on the...WW…

The Democrat from Delaware County also wrote to Attorney General William Barr, asking why he hasn't done more to investigate threats against elections officials.As electors across the country , U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on Monday introduced a bill to make threats or intimidation against elections officials a federal crime.Scanlon, a Democrat from Delaware County, also wrote to Attorney General William Barr, asking why the Department of Justice has not done more to investigate such threats. In a statement, Scanlon said her bill would give DOJ “more tools” to crack down on such actions.She...…The Democrat from Delaware County also wrote to Attorney General William Barr, asking why he hasn't done more to investigate threats against elections officials.As electors across the country , U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on Monday introduced a bill to make threats or intimidation against elections officials a federal crime.Scanlon, a Democrat from Delaware County, also wrote to Attorney General William Barr, asking why the Department of Justice has not done more to investigate such threats. In a statement, Scanlon said her bill would give DOJ “more tools” to crack down on such actions.She...WW…

Turnout was up everywhere. Biden got huge boosts in the suburbs and kept Trump’s edge down in rural and small-town Pennsylvania. Philly was a mixed bag. And voters showed up in Biden's Northeast home.It’s now official: President-elect by 80,555 votes, significantly larger than the 44,292-vote margin that helped carry President Donald Trump to the White House in 2016.Digging into the numbers, it’s delivering in overwhelming fashion for Biden, giving him margins that swamped Trump’s fervent support in more rural and postindustrial areas of the state.But there are in a state once again decided...…Turnout was up everywhere. Biden got huge boosts in the suburbs and kept Trump’s edge down in rural and small-town Pennsylvania. Philly was a mixed bag. And voters showed up in Biden's Northeast home.It’s now official: President-elect by 80,555 votes, significantly larger than the 44,292-vote margin that helped carry President Donald Trump to the White House in 2016.Digging into the numbers, it’s delivering in overwhelming fashion for Biden, giving him margins that swamped Trump’s fervent support in more rural and postindustrial areas of the state.But there are in a state once again decided...WW…

Joe Biden didn’t teach regular classes or have a defined role at Penn, but the school was likely paying him for something else, experts said: the prestige of associating with a former vice president and global figure.WASHINGTON — What did the University of Pennsylvania get for the more than $900,000 it has paid Joe Biden?The former vice president collected $371,159 in 2017 plus $540,484 in 2018 and early 2019 for a vaguely defined role that involved no regular classes and around a dozen public appearances on campus, mostly in big, ticketed events.Penn’s payments to Biden raised eyebrows and...…Joe Biden didn’t teach regular classes or have a defined role at Penn, but the school was likely paying him for something else, experts said: the prestige of associating with a former vice president and global figure.WASHINGTON — What did the University of Pennsylvania get for the more than $900,000 it has paid Joe Biden?The former vice president collected $371,159 in 2017 plus $540,484 in 2018 and early 2019 for a vaguely defined role that involved no regular classes and around a dozen public appearances on campus, mostly in big, ticketed events.Penn’s payments to Biden raised eyebrows and...WW…

Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022. His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey has decided not to run for reelection or for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, according to two people familiar with his plans, a surprise decision by the Republican with significant implications for the state’s next elections.» UPDATE: He is planning to serve out his current Senate term but won’t run for either of those offices, seemingly ending his career in elected office, at...…Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022. His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey has decided not to run for reelection or for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, according to two people familiar with his plans, a surprise decision by the Republican with significant implications for the state’s next elections.» UPDATE: He is planning to serve out his current Senate term but won’t run for either of those offices, seemingly ending his career in elected office, at...WW…

Toomey, who in 2016 argued that the Senate should wait for the results of that year’s presidential election, said the Senate should do the opposite this year, despite an election only weeks away.WASHINGTON — In a stark reversal of the position he took in 2016, Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) said Tuesday that he will support this year, despite a presidential election being only weeks away.Toomey, who in 2016 argued that the Senate should wait months for the results of that year’s presidential election because the ideological balance of the court was at stake, said the Senate should do the...…Toomey, who in 2016 argued that the Senate should wait for the results of that year’s presidential election, said the Senate should do the opposite this year, despite an election only weeks away.WASHINGTON — In a stark reversal of the position he took in 2016, Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) said Tuesday that he will support this year, despite a presidential election being only weeks away.Toomey, who in 2016 argued that the Senate should wait months for the results of that year’s presidential election because the ideological balance of the court was at stake, said the Senate should do the...WW…